Use of muscle flap to cover infections of the carotid artery after carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 769-773

  Zacharoulis, D C ^a   Gupta, S K ^a   Seymour, P ^a   Landa, R A ^a  

^a METROWEST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030965394     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0741-5214(97)70309-4     Document Type: Article

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